Michelle - There are no tax deductions for teachers that buy school supplies for their classrooms - at least in Canada. What country    are you talking about? Please let me know. Maybe we can present it as a model.

You are right about fund raising by the PTA in poorer areas (especially inner city). Thats why the public school system is no longer an equitable system. The public schools in wealthier sections have many, many more resources as a result of fund raising by parents.

So much for equal opportunity!